TREDYFFRIN — Things didn’t turn out crummy after all for the Wayne Girl Scouts who were robbed of their cookie-sale money in January.

The 20 girls of Troop 4305 had a visit Friday afternoon from two Harlem Globetrotters bearing gifts – 50 tickets to the Trotters’ game Saturday at the Wells Fargo Center. The Trotters came to New Eagle Elementary School, home base for the Scouts, to present the tickets and conduct a full-school assembly on bullying prevention.

Decked out in their red, white and blue sweats, Globetrotter stars “TNT” and Brawley “Cheese” Chisholm delighted the children with their dazzling ball-handling skills as well as pointed out the “ABC’s of Bullying Prevention.” Afterward the two Trotters presented the tickets to the Scouts.

“TNT! TNT! TNT!” the girls chanted after receiving the tickets from TNT, whose actual name is Fatima Maddox, a Temple University basketball standout and only the ninth female player in the long history of the world-renowned Globetrotters.

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The strong-armed robbery at the Pathmark market in Berwyn took place on Jan. 20. Tredyffrin Police said the man took an unknown amount of cash from a plastic donation container intended to benefit U.S. Troops before reaching into a cash box containing money from the Girl Scouts’ cookie sales, taking about $20. The Girl Scouts quickly closed the box before the man could take any more money. He then fled from the store.

“We feel really touched and excited that they reached out to us, and we get to see their show,” explained Susan Alexander, troop leader.

“So much good is coming out of it,” she said about the community’s support after the robbery.

Her daughter, Megan, a member of the troop, added that she is “really happy because it was really sad when we got robbed but everyone is helping out.”

Meanwhile, the alleged robber, Jevon Michael Avis, 31, of the 300 block of Beechwood Rd., Berwyn, and most recently living on the 100 block of South West St., Carlisle, was arraigned late last month on theft-related charges in Cumberland County and held in lieu of posting $10,000 cash bail.

According to police, Avis allegedly confessed to additional related crimes including the robbery of the Girl Scouts.

“We just hope that he gets the help that he needs,” remarked troop leader Alexander.